04 Dec 1970
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Herald
Location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1970
Page
1
The Hampton Zoning Board approved Joseph Tutone's plan to adjust frontage lines on two lots at 270 High Street, correcting an error that aerially extended a driveway on Lot 1 and moved 21 feet from Lot 2 to Lot 3. The vote followed a sparsely attended hearing with a few objectors, and the decision was announced to Tutone.
School officials adopt a bomb threat protocol guiding evacuation and post-threat procedures while continuing events. They adjust bus routes and pickup times, propose a concert exchange with Machais High School, and authorize bids up to 450000 for next year with 3.6 percent interest.
A bulldozer operator at a west field site was killed when a wall collapsed onto him. Investigators reviewed the scene for safety violations and the company provided initial statements as emergency crews responded. Further details were not immediately released by authorities.
The Most Reverend Siumberto Medeiros of Boston will preside at the May 25 ordination in Portland for Maine's new auxiliary bishop. Bishop Edward G. O'Leary, named two weeks earlier, will be ordained as auxiliary to Bishop Peter L. Gerely. Bishop Gerely will be principal consecrator with Bishop Bernard J. Flanagan of Worcester assisting.
Newington Historical Society featured guest speaker David Watson who traced local life before cars, describing horse trails, hay markets, river trade, and earthen memory along Great Bay and the Cocheco. He highlighted old crafts, sounds, and routes that shaped early Newington and surrounding towns.
The Appropriation Committee estimates a 46 million reduction now, with later funds for existing pay raises. The ground combat troop ban followed the Cooper Church amendment to the military sales authorization bill. Senator Allen Blender, filling in for ill Senator Richards Russell, argued the proviso would not stop President Nixon from ordering a renewed attack into Cambodian sanctuaries. Senators John Sherman Cooper and others weighed in.
A House committee cleared a $350 million aid bill for Cambodia and Laos after adding $15 million to aid East Pakistan recovery from last month’s devastating tidal wave. The panel's vote was 24 to 4 amid debate over U S aid and ground troops retention.
The Seacoast regional office of Child and Family Services is $2,100 short of its $12,000 annual campaign goal to reimburse services for those who cannot pay fees. Wilfred J. Sanders Jr. of Trimpton, president of the executive committee, reports less than a month remaining. Contributions are urged from Seacoast residents except Portsmouth, Rye, Greenland, Atkinson, and Plaistow areas already covered by neighboring towns.
Santa Claus will visit Hampton Center tomorrow with a parade featuring fire engines and school aid. The parade forms at Trampton Academy Sunior High at 2 p.m. and proceeds to the center where Santa will disembark, with a return visit next Saturday for children unable to attend. Participants include Hampton Brownie troops, fire department units from several towns, the North Hampton Ambulance Corps, and a choral group directed by Mrs. Carel Jackson.
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